The Haves and the Have Nots (sometimes referred to as Haves and Have Nots and abbreviated as HAHN) is an American crime drama and soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry. The premise of the series is based on Perry's 2011 play of the same name.

Have or Have Nots meaning?

: people who have little money and few possessions : poor people —usually used in the phrase the haves and the have-nots the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Have vs have nots?

If you refer to two groups of people as haves and have-nots, you mean that the first group are very wealthy and the second group are very poor. You can also refer generally to poor people as have-nots.